Waistband and the like



L. FRIEDMAN.

WAISTBAND AND THE LIKE. APPucATIoN FILED APR. 17, 1920.

1,363, 107, Y Pmemednec. 21, 1920.

LOUIS FRIEDMAN, OFNEW YORK, N1 Y.-

WAISTBAND AND i THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

Application led April 17, 1920. Serial No. 374,731.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, Louis FRIEDMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Waistband and the like, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in waistbands and the like, an object of the invention being to provide an improved arrangement of strip or band with buttonholes therein, said buttonholes having finger receiving entrances at the sides thereof so as to facilitate the positioning of the buttons in the buttonholes.

A further object is to provide a band which is folded transversely forming but-tonhole receiving portions, the buttonholes being` formed through two thicknesses of material comprising the fold and the edges of said fold secured to the body of the strip and providing' a finger receiving entrance at the side of the buttonhole.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a pair of trousers provided with my improved construction of waistband.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fra mentary view in section on the line 2-2 of ig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in elevation illustrating a modification.

Fig. 4 is a view in section on the line ir-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 illustrating another modification.

Fig. 6 is a view in section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating another modification.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, 1 represents a pair of trousers and 2, 2, are the waistbands secured to the front and rear portions of the trousers. These waistbands 2 are each formed of a single strip of material and said strips are folded at suitable intervals, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 3, to provide tabs 3 in which buttonholes 4 are formed. To be more specific, each tab 3 is formed by iirst folding the strip 2 on the transverse line 5, and in accordance with the desired length of tab, the material is again folded on the transverse line 6 so that between -the fold lines 5 and 6 two thicknesses of material 7 and 8 are provided to form the tab 3, and these thicknesses of material are secured at their upper and lower edges to the main body of the strip by means of lines of stitching. The upper line of stitching is hid because it isk under the turned-over edge of the material of the trousers, as is customary in the art.

The buttonhole structure, or rather the stitch which binds the edges of the buttonhole, as indicated at 10, operates to eifectually secure the two thicknesses of material 7 and 8 together and an entrance 11 is provided at one end, which is the free end of the tab, for the reception of the lingers to manipulate the button when positioning the same in the buttonhole. v

By reason of this structure, it will be noted that I provide buttonhole tabs` each composed of two thicknesses of material and each having an independent entrance under the tab at one side of the buttonhole. By reason of this construction an economy of material is had as it is necessary to provide but a single thickness of waistband, whereas heretofore it has been customary to provide two thicknesses of waistband with the button-holes in the inner thicknesses, and by reason of my construction I not only save material, but provide a stronger buttonhole tab and a more convenient means for connecting the same to the button.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 3 and Il. I form the buttonhole 12 in a separate folded strip 13. This strip 13, by reason of its fold, provides a double thickness of buttonhole and is attached to the waistband 14C at its ends only by the lines of stitching 15 connecting the band to the goods 16. This strip 13 provides side entrances at both sides of the strip for the reception of the fingers to manipulate the strip and the button.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, the construction is similar to that shown in Figs. 3 and 4f, except that I provide a strip 16 of elastic material which is capable of sufficient stretching to afford a convenient means of buttoning the buttonhole 17 over the button.

In Fig. 7, I illustrate a construction of iy, for more particularly, the buttonhole Y strip of the fly. This strip` 18 is formed preferably of the same material 19 which is used for the trousers, and this material 19 is folded inwardly yon the line 20, is then folded outwardly on the line 21, is again foldedinwardly on the line 22 and the inner edge of the strip vis secured to the material of the trousers and all portions of the strip secured in the folded arrangement above described by means of a line of stitching 23.

It will be noted that the fold line 22 is spaced within the fold line 20 so that the strip 18 formed by the double thicknesses of material is hid by the outer material of the trousers.

T he strip 18 is formed with buttonholes 24 and these Vbuttonholes extend through the two thicknesses of material of the strip 18.

This strip resembles the waistband and other buttonhole carrying strip in that it provides an entrance at the sides of the buttonholes, and this entrance is formed of two thicknesses of material folded together so that not only can the buttons and buttonholes be conveniently manipulated, but a smooth edge is presented which reduces wear to a minimum. Y

lVhile I havereferred to my improved strip as a waistband, it is obvious that it may be used for various other purposes and I do not Vlimit myself to any particular use. While I have shown buttonholes, it is obvious that equivalent forms of fastening meansfmight be employed on the tabs and I do not wish to limit myself to buttonholes.

Various other slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but con- Sider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope ofthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. A waistband, comprising a' strip of material folded transversely and secured at its longitudinal edges formingtabs, said tabs having finger entrances between the same and the material of the waistband. l

2A waistband folded transversely and forminga plurality of tabs, each tab formedA of two thicknesses of the material of the strip, the edges of said strip and tabs secured together, said tabs Vadapted at their free edges to receive the fingers of the user to manipulate the tab.

3. A waistband folded transversely and forming a plurality of tabs, each tab formedV cured at their upper and lower edges to the strip and providing finger entrances at the sides of the tabs.

` Louis FR'IEDMAN. 

